It's obviously extremely difficult to give a number because of the wide variety of situations and differences by state, but it has been widely reported to be ex

It's obviously extremely difficult to give a number because of the wide variety of situations and differences by state, but it has been widely reported to be extremely generous to those who do not work. Estimates range from 50k [1] to 100k [2]. People were getting $600 per week in federal unemployment alone [3], which is more than many jobs pay. > NPR spoke to Katharine Thomas, who works the cash register at a small food co-op in Wisconsin. Thomas remembers seeing people around her lose jobs and collect the state unemployment income plus the extra federal relief of $600 a week. > "I felt very angry," she says. "I have to go to work. And I make less money, being essential. $600 a week — that's almost the whole paycheck for me. Even with hazard pay, I still don't make that much money." [1] https://taxfoundation.org/total-covid-relief-unemployment-insurance/ https://taxfoundation.org/total-covid-relief-unemployment-in... [2] https://twitter.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1371478357418909703 https://twitter.com/MarcGoldwein/status/1371478357418909703 [3] https://www.npr.org/2020/07/27/895674685/-600-a-week-poverty-remedy-or-job-slayer https://www.npr.org/2020/07/27/895674685/-600-a-week-poverty...